Example sentences of "have a [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Even in these cases the court has a discretion to order jury trial , although it will apply a presumption in favour of trial by judge alone if satisfied that otherwise the trial would be so complicated , costly and lengthy that the administration of justice would be likely to suffer .
2 The area office has a discretion to extend the time limit but can not be relied upon to exercise this other than in the most extenuating circumstances .
3 However , in practice it appears that the court has a discretion to allow the case to continue as if begun under Ord. 53 provided this will not unfairly deprive the respondent of some protection which would have been enjoyed if the case had been begun under Ord. 53 .
4 If the claim is presented late , the tribunal has a discretion to allow a late claim to be submitted if it was ‘ not reasonably practicable ’ for the Applicant to present it in time ( EPCA 1978 section 67(2) ) .
5 The Commission has a discretion to conduct an investigation in order to collect information and evidence pertinent to the request for assistance .
6 ( b ) the RFL is struck off or suspended in any of his or her home jurisdictions — in this case the Society has a discretion to terminate the suspension , thus re-instating the RFL , on application by the RFL .
7 Normally the charge will be repaid when the property is sold but the Board has a discretion to transfer it to a substitute property in certain limited circumstances ( see reg 98 ) .
8 The judge has a discretion to exercise in determining whether-to make such an order , taking account of whether the defendant chose to contest a strong case against him or her and if the defendant must have known the real truth of the matter .
9 The concern for independence shown by the court in this case is an interesting development , but it arose in circumstances where the court has a discretion to exercise statutory powers .
10 Bolam Lake has now been designated a Country Park and has a warden to protect it .
11 So Barry Brittlebank has a bone to pick with my grammar , eh .
12 Now he has a fortnight to worry about whether that incident has cost him a place on either of England 's two winter tours .
13 She now has a fortnight to pay off the arrears if she and her seven children are to keep their home .
14 ‘ His game still has a way to go , which is fortunate because most players his age have grooved techniques and there is not a lot more to come .
15 So the group at Shepherd 's Bush has a way to go before some of them might be deemed fit to audition there or at other vocational schools .
16 When the Collector mentioned this to Dr McNab he shook his head and said : " Aye , the poor man has a way to go yet before he 'll be sound . "
17 He has a way to go .
18 After tights ( for Hamlet ) , it seems that Mel Gibson now has a yen to wear chaps and star in a Western .
19 He has a scheme to take over a small number of simple churches and adapt them as retreats .
20 It acts as a sort of catch-all offence where the accused has caused death but did not have malice aforethought or has a defence to murder .
21 Stella therefore has a choice to make of staying with her husband or with her sister .
22 Mr Saldykov insists that he has a contract to sell 84 tonnes of red mercury over the next three years to an American company called API International .
23 General Motors Corp 's Hughes Network Systems Inc has a contract to build a digital network for fixed telephone and cellular phones in Chengdu , the capital Sichuan Province in the People 's Republic of China : the initial contract , which is worth $15m , will serve more than 20,000 subscribers and expansions of the network will eventually serve 100,000 subscribers ; the entire Chengdu network is set to go on line in November ; Hughes is also building a similar network in Tatarstan , in the Russian Republic .
24 The food is prepared in the prison kitchens by a private catering company — ARA , which has a contract to provide food at a set cost .
25 Not so for Locke , you will recall that so f the way Locke sets it up is a legitimate civil society is first established by a social contract and that creates a community , a body politic , which has a capacity to act , and I 'll put a little question mark over that shortly , erm and that community then as a separate act sets up a government which , because it has set it up as a trust , erm it can change or dismiss pretty well at will .
26 The word ‘ maintainable ’ is not ideal , but it does indicate the underlying principle involved , that the company has a capacity to produce wealth over time , and the idea of the earnings number is to reflect that capacity in the year in question .
27 Athletic and committed , Joanne , who once stood on the fringes of junior county badminton , now has a goal to realise .
28 If the engagement period is to be protracted because the couple are young or studying , there may be a big party not unlike a small-scale version of the wedding at which the future bride has a chance to display her ring to well-wishers and acquire presents for the new home , for which the guests must be thanked .
29 ‘ Mr Evans has a chance to put things right by admitting a mistake was made and cancelling the increase . ’
30 some local authorities have institutionalised unlawful practices such as having a second internal review before the case has a chance to go to a Review Board ;
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